Author: Lanre Babalola
World Food Prize: We are proud of you, Buhari tells Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria remains proud of its former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, for the winning the…
Lagos amends charges against billionaire kidnapper, Evans
Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Thursday made a U-turn as he entered a plea of `not guilty’…
Flood, landslide kill 77 people in Vietnam
Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Vietnam’s northern and central regions since last week have killed 77…
Boko Haram has been incapacitated – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria has greatly reduced the reach of Boko Haram extremists even though the group can still launch some types of…
EFCC nabs Federal Pay Officer for alleged diversion of N1.8m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested the Federal Pay Officer in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, for…
Teenage student jailed 3 years for rape
A Jos Upper Area Court on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Muhammed Muazu, to three years imprisonment for raping a…
Jonathan, IBB in closed-door meeting over PDP convention
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida Wednesday held discussions regarding the forthcoming People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
Anambra sacks 2 principals for corruption
The Anambra Government on Wednesday said it sacked two school principals for collecting unapproved fees.
We are not investigating Ogun governor – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)has denied reports that it was investigating Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State.
SEC suspends sale of Oando shares
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday instructed the Nigerian Stock Exchange to implement a full suspension in the trading…
Niger Delta militants kidnap 4 Britons
Suspected militants have kidnapped four British nationals in southern Nigeria, police and community leaders said on Wednesday.
Buhari, wife, children off to Turkey at Nigerians’ expense
President Muhammadu Buhari accompanied by his wife Aisha Buhari and two of his children Yusuf and Halima was seen off…
Top Kenyan election official resigns, flees country ahead of presidential poll
An election board commissioner has resigned and fled the country a week before a re-run of the presidential vote, citing…
The black man is lazy, Bishop David Oyedepo declares
Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Dr. David Oyedepo has declared that the greatest challenge facing the black…
LAUTECH ASUU conditionally calls off strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, has called off…
Evans: A Begging Example
After the hysteria that followed the arrest of Nigeria’s “Billionaire Kidnapper”, Chukwudidumeme Onwuamadike, better known as “Evans”, and after several…
Davido has no hand in Tagbo’s death – Police
The Nigeria Police has cleared pop star, David Adeleke aka Davido, of any involvement in the death of one of…
Senate summons Fayemi over Zamfara lead poisoning
The Senate on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to appear before it and brief on…
Nigerian artist to paint ex-President Barack Obama’s official portrait
Former U.S president Barack Obama, has picked Nigeria’s Kehinde Wiley, to paint his official presidential portrait.
Aare Onakakanfo title will moderate my radicalism – Gani Adams
The National Coordinator of the O’Odua People’s Congress, Otunba Gani Adams, on Tuesday said that his new position as the…
Zahra and Aisha Buhari As Fashionable Aso Rock Clinic Critics
There are the Buharis who are not Buharists. Credit to Nasir el-Rufai, the most recent and most persistent proponent of…
Buhari and the Leadership Deficit
He jinxed his presidency right from the podium after he was sworn in. He declared: “I belong to everybody and…
‘Exercise Crocodile Smile 2: Army arrests over 40 suspects in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested over 40 suspects for various offences within Lagos and Ogun states…
FUNAAB acting VC seeks approval to hire more staff
Worried by the new admission quota for universities approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the…
God forbid I go back to PDP – Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has once again rejected overtures from leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return to…
Buhari in emergency meeting with 7 governors
The President, Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with seven state governors at the banquet hall in Abuja.
Senator Abaribe in trouble for standing as surety for Kanu
Senator Eyninnaya Abaribe who stood as surety for Nnamdi Kanu, the missing leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra…
Monkeypox: Parents withdraw children from schools in Rivers
There was panic and confusion in primary and secondary schools in Port Harcourt this morning when parents and guardians stormed…
Alleged N864m graft: Ill-health stalls ex- FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed’s trial
The trial of former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed was on Tuesday stalled in an FCT High Court Gudu, due to…
President Zuma reshuffles cabinet, appoints close ally to oversee nuclear deal
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has appointed a close confidant to be energy minister on Tuesday as his government…